On 2009-09-24 22:32:58 +0100, Dave Hill said:

On 24 Sep, 17:46, Mike wrote:
On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:28:08 +0100, Sacha wrote:
Just drove over Dartmoor today - wow! the rowan berries are
*spectacular* this year.

and now the wise old owls will tell us it is a sign that it is going
to be a hard winter :-)
They are looking a good "crop" up in Yorkshire too !

Mike *P

They looked good here a couple of weeks ago but the birds are having a
good go at them and they are going fast.
Strange how some trees have gone intoan early leaf drop here, silver
birches almost bare, as are Mountain ash, pussy willow, bird cherry is
losing a fair few leaves and liquid amber is in great colour and has
been since the start of the month.
David Hill

We see the same here, David. There's a great contrast in the colour
patterns. Some are still fully green without a sign of the colour
turning, while others are totally autumnal. There's a tremendous
variation.

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Sacha